📊 US Pre-Market Brief
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇺🇸 Dow Futures | Mon | 0.07% | 23 | 34,223.00 | 34,200.00 |  |
| 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures | Mon | 0.05% | 6.8 | 13,327.00 | 13,320.20 | |
| 🇺🇸 S&P Futures | Mon | 0.05% | 2 | 4,190.50 | 4,188.50 | |
| 🇺🇸 Russell 2000 Futures | Mon | -0.1% | -1.8 | 1,773.00 | 1,774.80 |  |
| 🪙Gold | Mon | -0.43% | -8.5 | 1,990.60 | 1,999.10 | |
| 🪨 Silver | Mon | 0.41% | 0.1 | 25.33 | 25.23 | |
| 🛢️Crude Oil | Mon | -2.12% | -1.63 | 75.15 | 76.78 | |
| 🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note | Fri | -2.15% | -0.08 | 3.45 | 3.53 | |
| ₿ Bitcoin | Mon | -2.23% | -652.77 | 28,595.47 | 29,248.24 | |
From the US
Pre-market futures suggest that today’s trading direction looked uncertain. In the previous trading session, Wall Street stocks ended mostly higher.
At time of posting, 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures is up by 6.8 points or 0.05% higher to 13,327.00. While 🇺🇸 Dow Futures is currently higher and up by 23 points or 0.07% to 34,223.00 and 🇺🇸 S&P Futures added 2 points or 0.05% higher to 4,190.50.
Sentiment look mixed from the early futures trading session. Investors and traders will be more cautious as there were no major U.S. economic news in the last 24 hours.
There are no major U.S. economic data on Monday.
Key events that happened last week
– 🇺🇸 UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation in April exceed forecast and rose to 3% compared to previous figure 2.9% in March
– 🇺🇸 Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment in April unchanged at 63.5 points compared to previous report in March. The actual figure is also in line with the forecast
– 🇺🇸 Personal Income (1-mth) in March unchanged at 0.3% compared to previous report in February.
– 🇺🇸 Pending Home Sales (1-mth) in March rose to 0.8% compared to previous figure 0.8%.
– 🇺🇸 Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (3-mth) in Q1 preliminary estimate exceed forecast and rose to 4.9% compared to previous figure 4.4% in Q4
– 🇺🇸 GDP Annualized in Q1 preliminary estimate below forecast and dropped to 1.1% compared to previous figure 2.6% in Q4
– 🇺🇸 In the week ending 22 April, the Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims dropped to 230K compared to previous figure 245K
– 🇺🇸 Durable Goods Orders excluding Transportation in March rose to 0.3% compared to previous figure -0.3% (revised from 0%).
– 🇺🇸 New Residential Sales (1-mth) in March exceed forecast and rose to 0.683M compared to previous figure 0.623, revised from 0.64M in February
– 🇺🇸 Housing Price Index (1-mth) in February exceed forecast and rose to 0.5% compared to previous figure 0.1, revised from 0.2% in January
– 🇺🇸 Chicago Fed National Activity Index in March unchanged at -0.19 points compared to previous report in February.
🌏 Asia Markets
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇦🇺 ASX All Ordinaries | Mon | 0.31% | 23.2 | 7,524.20 | 7,501.00 | |
| 🇦🇺 S&P/ASX 200 | Mon | 0.35% | 25.4 | 7,334.60 | 7,309.20 | |
| 🇭🇰 Hang Seng | Fri | 0.27% | 54.27 | 19,894.57 | 19,840.30 | |
| 🇲🇾 FTSE Bursa Malaysia | Fri | -0.15% | -2.1 | 1,415.95 | 1,418.05 | |
| 🇳🇿 NZX 50 | Mon | -0.06% | -7.74 | 12,012.10 | 12,019.84 | |
| 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 | Mon | 0.92% | 266.74 | 29,123.18 | 28,856.44 | |
| 🇵🇭 PSE Index | Fri | 0.18% | 11.8 | 6,595.48 | 6,583.68 | |
| 🇸🇬 Straits Times Index | Fri | -0.35% | -11.52 | 3,270.51 | 3,282.03 | |
| 🇮🇳 NIFTY 50 | Fri | 0.84% | 149.9 | 18,065.00 | 17,915.10 | |
| 🇨🇳 SSE Composite | Fri | 1.14% | 37.4 | 3,323.28 | 3,285.88 | |
🌏 From Asia and Europe
From Japan, 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 ended Monday trading session up by 0.92% (266.74 points) higher to 29,123.18. Previous day close was 28,856.44.
In the recent economic data, 🇦🇺 TD Securities Inflation (12-mth) in April rose to 6.1% compared to previous figure 5.7% in March
From Europe, 🇩🇪 DAX ended Friday trading session up by 0.77% (121.88 points) higher to 15,922.38. Previous day close was 15,800.50.
🇬🇧 FTSE 100 ended Friday trading session up by 0.5% (38.99 points) higher to 7,870.57. Previous day close was 7,831.58.
🇪🇺 Europe and UK 🇬🇧
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 | Fri | 0.5% | 38.99 | 7,870.57 | 7,831.58 | |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 250 | Fri | 0.92% | 177.14 | 19,425.14 | 19,248.00 | |
| 🇬🇧 AIM | Fri | 0.89% | 7.31 | 829.94 | 822.63 | |
| 🇫🇷 CAC 40 | Fri | 0.1% | 7.66 | 7,491.50 | 7,483.84 | |
| 🇩🇪 DAX | Fri | 0.77% | 121.88 | 15,922.38 | 15,800.50 | |
| 🇩🇪 MDAX | Fri | 0.89% | 246.88 | 27,855.08 | 27,608.20 | |
| 🇩🇪 TecDAX | Fri | 0.52% | 16.79 | 3,268.84 | 3,252.05 | |
| 🇩🇪 SDAX | Fri | 0.96% | 131.55 | 13,807.75 | 13,676.20 | |
| 🇨🇭 Euro Stoxx 50 | Fri | 0.03% | 1.26 | 4,359.31 | 4,358.05 | |
💵 Forex Markets
| Updated Performance | |||||
| Symbol | Day | Week | Month | Last | Momentum |
| 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EURUSD | -0.12% | -0.12% | -0.12% | 1.10007 |  |
| 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 GBPUSD | -0.29% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1.25246 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 USDJPY | 0.1% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 136.73 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 USDCAD | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 1.35768 |  |
| 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 AUDUSD | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.66356 | |
| 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 NZDUSD | -0.12% | -0.12% | -0.12% | 0.61754 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 USDCHF | -0.01% | -0.01% | -0.01% | 0.89360 | |
🌐 In Other Markets
🪙Gold is down by -0.43% (-8.5 USD an ounce) to 1,990.60 USD an ounce as on Mon. Previous day close was 1,999.10.
🪨 Silver is up by 0.41% (0.1 USD an ounce) to 25.33 USD an ounce as on Mon. Previous day close was 25.23.
🛢️Crude Oil is down by -2.12% (-1.63 USD per barrel) to 75.15 USD per barrel as on Mon. Previous day close was 76.78.
🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note is down by -2.15% (-0.08 basis points) to 3.45 coupon rate as on Fri. Previous day close was 3.53.
₿ Bitcoin is down by -2.23% (-652.77 USD) to 28,595.47 USD as on Mon. Previous day close was 29,248.24.
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